This report shows results obtained from 20 respondents who completed the survey.
Total questions
17
Total participants
25
Total responses
20
| Question | Top 5 Ranking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Ranking plots | |
| Should routine antibiotic therapy be used in patients with mpox and extensive skin lesions or exfoliation in the absence of clinical cellulitis? | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |  |
| What is the best treatment for skin exfoliation in patients with mpox? | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - |  |
| Which treatments should be given to patients with mpox for anxiety? | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |  |
| What is the best treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |
| What first line analgesia should be given to patients with mpox, and in which sequence should additional analgesics be added? | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Should salt baths or topical local anaesthetic be used to relieve pain from genital or anorectal lesions in patients with mpox? | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |
| What is the best treatment for retropharyngeal abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |  |
| Should normal saline or other [lidocaine, antiseptic] be used for mouth or throat sores and/or pain in patients with mpox? | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Should systemic corticosteroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories be used in the treatment of lymphadenopathy in patients with mpox? | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 |  |
| Which treatments for eye pain and redness should be routinely used for patients with mpox? | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 4 |  |
| What first line treatment should be given for nausea and vomiting in patients with mpox? | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Should vitamin A supplementation be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |  |
| Should antihelminth therapy (for example mebendazole) be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | - |  |
| What treatment should be given for patients with sleep disturbance and mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Should presumptive treatment with metronidazole be used in patients with mpox and diarrhoea who have recently received extended courses of antibiotics? | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |  |
| What treatment should be given for patients with anxiety/agitation and mpox? | - | - | - | - | 3 |  |
Source: WHO. |
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| Question | Top 5 Ranking | Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Mean score | Average score | |
| Should routine antibiotic therapy be used in patients with mpox and extensive skin lesions or exfoliation in the absence of clinical cellulitis? | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 4.3 | |
| What is the best treatment for skin exfoliation in patients with mpox? | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4.0 | |
| Which treatments should be given to patients with mpox for anxiety? | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3.5 | |
| What is the best treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 | |
| What first line analgesia should be given to patients with mpox, and in which sequence should additional analgesics be added? | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Should salt baths or topical local anaesthetic be used to relieve pain from genital or anorectal lesions in patients with mpox? | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | |
| What is the best treatment for retropharyngeal abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2.7 | |
| Should normal saline or other [lidocaine, antiseptic] be used for mouth or throat sores and/or pain in patients with mpox? | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Should systemic corticosteroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories be used in the treatment of lymphadenopathy in patients with mpox? | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Which treatments for eye pain and redness should be routinely used for patients with mpox? | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2.4 | |
| What first line treatment should be given for nausea and vomiting in patients with mpox? | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| Should vitamin A supplementation be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | |
| Should antihelminth therapy (for example mebendazole) be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2.0 | |
| What treatment should be given for patients with sleep disturbance and mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2.0 | |
| Should presumptive treatment with metronidazole be used in patients with mpox and diarrhoea who have recently received extended courses of antibiotics? | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| What treatment should be given for patients with anxiety/agitation and mpox? | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1.0 | |
Source: WHO.. Score assigned from 5 to 1 based on ranking. |
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| 20 responses from 53 participants invited.1 | |||
| First name | Last name | Date.submitted | |
| Zulu | Paul | drzulupm@gmail.com | 2025-05-01 16:12:18 |
| Nkengurutse | Liliane | dr.liliane2011@yahoo.fr | 2025-05-02 00:34:59 |
| Merabet | Mouad | meynet234@yahoo.fr | 2025-05-01 16:19:26 |
| Ehiakhamen | Odianosen | odianosen.ehiakhamen@ncdc.gov.ng | 2025-05-01 17:12:20 |
| Ntabana | Frederick | fredrickcian1@gmail.com | 2025-05-01 16:11:42 |
| Bangura | Agnes | agnesbangura@yahoo.com | 2025-05-01 17:40:35 |
| Oiwoh | Seb | seboiwoh1@gmail.com | 2025-05-01 16:34:58 |
| Zucker | Jason | jz2700@cumc.columbia.edu | – |
| Zucker | Jason | jz2700@cumc.columbia.edu | 2025-05-01 16:43:45 |
| Blumberg | Lucille | lucilleb@nicd.ac.za | 2025-05-02 06:01:19 |
| Mwanza: | Jean -Claude | jean-claude_mwanza@med.unc.edu | 2025-05-02 02:11:25 |
| Lado | Marta | ladom@who.int | 2025-05-01 16:19:44 |
| Kelly | Tania | kellyt@who.int | 2025-05-01 15:57:46 |
| Diaz | Janet | diazj@who.int | 2025-05-01 16:28:08 |
| Kanu | Alhassan | kanua@who.int | 2025-05-02 10:09:00 |
| Njenge | Hilary | njengeh@who.int | 2025-05-02 14:22:19 |
| Muwanguzi | Esther | muwanguzie@who.int | 2025-05-03 21:03:44 |
| Kabwe | Patrick | chandap@africacdc.org | 2025-05-02 08:11:56 |
| Shehu | Usman | shehuu@africacdc.org | 2025-05-02 15:14:56 |
| Boum | Yap | BoumY@africacdc.org | 2025-05-02 06:36:49 |
| Aigbonoga | Oshiozimede | quinzimed@yahoo.com | 2025-05-01 16:13:04 |
| 1 As of 04 May 2025 | |||
